Home›The Early Modern World›Events of Exploration and Reformation, 1454 to 1599GroupEvents of Exploration and Reformation, 1454 to 1599This group gathers events that began between 1454 to 1599, placed among the events of The Early Modern World. The years from 1454 to 1599 saw voyages across the oceans, conquests in the Americas, the Reformation and the first Ottoman and Mughal expansions. An event belongs here when its cited article gives a start date inside this span. It excludes events that began earlier or later, which sit in the neighboring groups of the same period, and it does not turn on how large or famous an event was.Browse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Browse ByAll Events of Exploration and Reformation, 1454 to 1599Events of Exploration and Reformation, 1454 to 159911 entriesEvents of Exploration and Reformation, 1454 to 1599Filter Results11 entriesEraAllThe Age of Discovery (1)The Early Modern Period (10)ParticipantsAllAtahualpa (1)Ferdinand Magellan (1)Francisco Pizarro (1)Henry the Navigator (1)Hernan Cortes (1)Martin Luther (1)Moctezuma II (1)Suleiman the Magnificent (1)Vasco da Gama (1)William the Silent (1)LocationAllAndes (1)Aztec Empire and the other tribal states (modern-day Mexico) (1)Cape Route, from Portugal to Calicut, India (1)Central and West Africa to the Americas (1)Panipat, present-day Haryana, India (1)The Americas and Afro-Eurasia (1)The Kingdom of France (1)The Low Countries (Habsburg Netherlands) (1)Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Austria) (1)Worms, Holy Roman Empire (1)Event Era (Year)All1492 (1)1497 (1)1519 (2)1521 (1)1526 (1)1529 (1)1532 (1)1562 (1)1568 (1)Event TypeAllCultural or Religious Event (1)Economic Event (2)Military Conflict (6)Political Event (1)Scientific or Technological Event (1)Group TreeAllEvents of Exploration and Reformation, 1454 to 1599 (11)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11Atlantic Slave TradeThe Early Modern World6 linksColumbian ExchangeThe Early Modern World1 linkDiet of WormsThe Early Modern World2 linksEighty Years' WarThe Early Modern World3 linksFrench Wars of ReligionThe Early Modern World2 linksMagellan ExpeditionThe Early Modern World2 linksMughal Conquest of North IndiaThe Early Modern World1 linkPortuguese Discovery of the Sea Route to IndiaThe Early Modern World3 linksSiege of Vienna (1529)The Early Modern World4 linksSpanish Conquest of the Aztec EmpireThe Early Modern World5 linksSpanish Conquest of the Inca EmpireThe Early Modern World5 linksSourcesAtlantic slave trade, WikipediaHas Member: Atlantic Slave Trade, Lead paragraphQuote, Has Member: Atlantic Slave Trade, Lead paragraphEuropeans established a coastal slave trade in the 15th centuryView the SourceFrench Wars of Religion (Wikipedia)Has Member: French Wars of Religion, LeadQuote, Has Member: French Wars of Religion, LeadThe French Wars of Religion (French: Guerres de Religion en France) were a series of civil wars between French Catholics and Protestants (called Huguenots) from 1562 to 1598.View the SourceWikipedia: Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empiretier 2WikipediaHas Member: Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire, LeadQuote, Has Member: Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire, LeadBetween 1519 and 1521, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his small army of European soldiers and the large allied army of Indian auxiliaries, overthrew the most powerful pre-Columbian empire to exist in Mesoamerica.View the SourceWikipedia: Siege of Vienna (1529)tier 2WikipediaHas Member: Siege of Vienna (1529), LeadQuote, Has Member: Siege of Vienna (1529), LeadThe 1529 siege of Vienna was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire.View the SourceWikipedia: Magellan Expeditiontier 2WikipediaHas Member: Magellan Expedition, LeadQuote, Has Member: Magellan Expedition, LeadThe expedition departed Spain in 1519 and returned there in 1522 under the command of Elcano, who continued the voyage after Magellan's death in the Philippines.View the SourceWikipedia: Diet of Wormstier 2WikipediaHas Member: Diet of Worms, LeadQuote, Has Member: Diet of Worms, LeadThe Diet of Worms of 1521 (German: Reichstag zu Worms [ˈʁaɪçstaːk tsuː ˈvɔʁms]) was an imperial diet (a formal deliberative assembly) of the Holy Roman Empire called by Emperor Charles V and conducted in the Imperial Free City of Worms.View the SourceWikipedia: Portuguese Discovery of the Sea Route to Indiatier 2WikipediaHas Member: Portuguese Discovery of the Sea Route to India, LeadQuote, Has Member: Portuguese Discovery of the Sea Route to India, LeadUnder the command of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, it was undertaken during the reign of King Manuel in 1497-1499.View the SourceColumbian exchange, WikipediaHas Member: Columbian Exchange, LeadQuote, Has Member: Columbian Exchange, LeadIt is named after the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and is related to the European colonization and global trade following his 1492 voyage.View the SourceFirst Battle of Panipat - WikipediaHas Member: Mughal Conquest of North India, LeadQuote, Has Member: Mughal Conquest of North India, LeadThe First Battle of Panipat, on 21 April 1526 was fought between the invading forces of Babur against Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in North India.View the SourceWikipedia: Spanish conquest of the Inca Empiretier 2WikipediaHas Member: Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire, LeadQuote, Has Member: Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire, LeadAfter years of preliminary exploration and military skirmishes, 168 Spanish soldiers under conquistador Francisco Pizarro, along with his brothers in arms and their Indian auxiliaries, captured the last Sapa Inca, Atahualpa, at the Battle of Cajamarca in 1532.View the SourceWikipedia: Eighty Years' Wartier 2WikipediaHas Member: Eighty Years' War, LeadQuote, Has Member: Eighty Years' War, LeadThe Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt (c. 1566/1568-1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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